PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pashby, T. J.
AU  - Pashby, R. C.
AU  - Chisholm, L. D.
AU  - Crawford, J. S.
TI  - Eye injuries in Canadian hockey
DP  - 1975 Oct 04
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 663--666
VI  - 113
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/113/7/663.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/113/7/663.full
SO  - CMAJ1975 Oct 04; 113
AB  - Increasing public concern led the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, in January 1974, to form a committee to study the incidence, types and causes of hockey eye injuries and to devise means of reducing such injuries. Retrospective and current studies were undertaken, and face protectors were tested. In both pilot studies, sticks were the commonest cause and the highest number of eye injuries was in players 11-15 years old. An average of 15% of all injured eyes were rendered legally blind. Cooperation with hockey authorities has resulted in changed rules and their sticter enforcement, and formulation of standards for face protection approved by the Canadian Standards Association. In this interim report the committee recommends that all amateur hockey players wear eye protectors and urges ophthalmologists to participate in efforts to improve the design of protective equipment.